Service attachment for furniture



July 12,1932. G, c, UN 1,866,665

SERVICE ATTACHMENT FOR FURNITURE Filed Sept. 21, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 12, 1932. G. c. OLlN SERVICE ATTACHMENT FOR FURNITURE Filed Sept. 21, 1929 2 Sheets$heet 2 Patented July 12, 19312 f uuiriEi-D- Si-TA GEORGE C. GLEN, OF GHICAGO, ILLENOIS,

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may 3e easily attached to and detached from lamp standards, chairs, and, in fact, any piece of furinture which has a vertical member with which attachment may be made.

I am aware that brackets for attachment to table tops for the accommodation of smoking equipment have already been provided, but table tops are not uni orm in design and dimension, and it is often undesirable to encumber any portion of the table-top when it is being actively employed. 7

I make my attachment to a table leg, or other vertical member of a piece of furniture, in a manner to secure all requisite stability and I have worked out the details of my structure so as to secure great simplicity and economy.

As will hereafter he seen, the base member of my structure comprises a shelf portion with provision for securely holding glasses and ash tray and a clamp. It is often desired to add other and more substantial refreshment and in connection with the base/shelf and clamp I provide a tray convenient for coffee or sandwiches, which can be securely associated with the shelf and clamp and as easily detached therefrom.

I have attained the above objects by means of the structure illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan of a structure embodyingmy invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan thereof;

Fig. 8 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the detachable tray; and g I Fig. 5 is an elevation showingthe tray assembled with the shelf. i

Similar reference characters refer to simi lar parts throughout the several views.

In providing my service attachment 1 cm ploy sheet inetalofasuitable gauge, a bolt with ajvingnut, eyeletsor rivets and short' lengths offwirefof' a suitable gauge- The shelf 10 is of substantially triangular form with broadly roundingcorners. Adjacent each rounded corner is a perforation-1 1, and the. ext rior edges of the shelf and; the perforations are preferably down-turned to provide'dejpendingtdge's 12;

Secu e y yel sl3, rrive 1 o her 1 beyond the base edge'of the shelf andflthese extendedi ends are bent outwardly, as at 17, then inwardly, as at '18, to more. readily: engage a table leg or'vertical furniture meme her, "A bolt 19 extends between the, arms 16, which, together with a Wingnut 20, permits the conyenient attachmentand fdetachme ntof a n. sired means, between the perforations 1n the, i Y

ture; The upperedges of theclampl armsare rwise fall upon the eyelets l5, andpensizes and for securing the glasses dependably I seat in the perforations 11 cups 22 of slightly tapering form provided with flanged lips 23. The flanged lips rest upon and engage the top of the shelf while the I taper permits me to secure a close assembly between the shelf and the cups which will preclude rattling.

I prefer to make the cups which enter the perforations adjacent the base of the shelf 5 somewhat deeper than the cup which enters the outer perforation in the shelf. 'When glasses are placed in these deeper cups it will require some ingenuity to inadvertently displace them. The shallow cup is more suitable for ashes, or matches, or whatever small articles it is desired to hold.

The tray combined and associated with the shelf and clamp is similar to other trays insofar as comprising a flat body portion 24 with an upstanding rim 25. I secure to the rim midway of its longitudinal dimension a handle or bail 26-and provided between the points of attachment of the bail and the ends of the tray two inwardly curved legs 27 of suitable guage wire near each longitudinal edge. The tray is easily placed upon the shelf by slightly inclining the tray with the hooks of the legs engaging the depending edge of the base of the shelf which secures the tray from accidental disengagement from the shelf. By slightly inclining the tray it may be as easily removed from the shelf as it iS assembled therewith.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A service attachment for furniture comprising a shelf portion of sheet material formed with depending edges, right angled a straps pivoted in spaced relation with each other to the under side of said shelf portion,

, clamp arms secured to the outstanding. portions of said right angled strap members and extending in both directions from their points of attachment, the inner ends of said clamp arms being curved away from each other and the other ends thereof being extended beyond said shelf and formedinto clamping jaws, and means for adj ustably securing said clamping jaws in desired relation.

' 2. YA service attachment for furniture comprising a shelf portion of sheet material. right angled straps pivoted in spaced relation with each other to the under side of said shelf portion, clamp arms extended from the outstanding portions of said right angled strap members and extending in both directions from' the points of attachment,saidends upon one side of the pointof'attachment being extended beyond said shelf and formed into clamping jaws, and means for adjustably securing said clamping jaws in desired relation.

3. A service attachment for furniture comprising a shelf portion of sheet material, clamp arms pivoted in spaced relation with each other to the under side of said shelf portion and extending in both directions from the points of attachment, said ends upon one side of the point of attachment being extended beyond said shelf and formed into clamping jaws, and means for adjust'ably securing said clamping jaws in desired relation.

GEORGE C. OLIN. 

